Bradley, Mary ElizabethLenhart, Suzanne2020-01-142020-01-142001-05-01Bradley, M. E., & Lenhart, S. (2001). Bilinear spatial control of the velocity term in a Kirchhoff plate equation. <i>Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, 2001</i>(27), pp. 1-15.1072-6691https://hdl.handle.net/10877/9179We consider a bilinear optimal control problem with the state equation being a Kirchhoff plate equation. The control is a function of the spatial variables and acts as a multiplier of the velocity term. The unique optimal control, driving the state solution close to a desired evolution function, is characterized in terms of the solution of the optimality system.Text15 pages1 file (.pdf)enAttribution 4.0 InternationalKirchhoff plateOptimal controlBilinear controlArticle